Chapter Twenty-Six: Midnight

"It's a pity that I only know a little bit about it, and it is estimated that the chess strength has not yet reached the seventh grade, so it is not as good as giving birth to you." Yajun was a little disappointed, today I saw Chen Fan's piano skills, calligraphy, poetry, although there was no chess competition, but listened to the opponent's chess strength, in these four aspects, it was he who lost, but he didn't expect to come to Liang Guo, and he met such an outstanding young man, it seems that he underestimated the world's figures.

"That's not necessarily, there are many factors that determine victory or defeat in chess, and who wins or loses may not be. I just don't know if Yajun can lend me "Rotten Kepu"? ""Rotten Kepu" is a legendary immortal spectrum, ranking above "Grass and Trees", Chen Fan doesn't know where to buy it, there are ready-made ones in front of him, of course, he can borrow them.

"I'm not staying here, I'm still in my hometown of Luoyang, but I heard that there should be a Puming Temple in Gusu." Yajun replied with a little embarrassment.

"Oh, do you remember the chess game? If you remember, we can record it and study it. Chen Fan asked expectantly.

"I still remember more than 100 hands in the front, but I can't remember it in the back."

"Then let's study the first part, you say, I'll draw." Chen Fan said enthusiastically.

Seeing Chen Fan's high enthusiasm, Yajun was probably infected by Chen Fan's learning spirit, and said, "It's okay." ”

The two then walked to the desk, and Chen Fan drew a map on the paper.

It didn't take long for a round of red sun to reflect on the river, "Gusu has arrived." The eldest brother came running and interrupted them.

I don't know when, the boat has docked, the two looked at each other and smiled, Chen Fan received the chess game, although there were only more than 60 hands, but Chen Fan felt that he had gained a lot.

As for the manuscript of the poem on the table before, when they started to play chess, they had already been asked to leave by Chen Fan's master, Master Jia.

The group got off the boat, there was already a carriage waiting on the shore, it turned out that before the eldest brother set off, he had arranged for people to rush to Gusu first, and arranged everything. This time, in addition to the original team accompanying him, the eldest brother also arranged for several junior colonels to accompany him, after all, he was not in his own place, so he was careful.

The boat stopped at the pier not far from the gate of Gusu. The group got into the car, and it didn't take long for them to arrive in Gusu. Gusu is a big city, Chen Fan can see at a glance, the wall stretches, and he can't see the edge. Chen Fan has already understood the history of Gusu before, the city is the same as Suzhou in Chinese history, once the capital of Wu during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it was expanded in the hands of Wu Zixu, the city wall has forty-seven miles, and eight city gates were set up to symbolize the gossip of heaven and earth. At present, there are nearly one million people in Suzhou, which is a rare big city in Liangguo.

At present, the place where they are located is the Loumen in the northeast of Gusu, the place to eat chosen by the eldest brother, not far from this city gate, called the old attic restaurant, the age is long, it is said that the ancestors have been a cook for the king, the store faces the river, covers an area of one acre, the building is three floors high, the decoration in the store is antique, simple and simple without losing style.

The first floor of the store is mainly a hall, a little noisy, the eldest brother has set a private room that can sit ten people on the top three floors, and arranged for the small school and the little maids to eat in the hall downstairs, but Hou Feng refused to sit in the private room with everyone, and Chen Fan was not reluctant. In the end, Hou Feng had dinner with the colonels and the girls in the lobby downstairs, and Hou Feng was the leader there.

Ten people's private room, only eight people sat down, Gusu's fish and shrimp are particularly famous, the taste of the old attic is even better, the eldest brother ordered a lot of dishes, and asked for two pots of wine, a pot is equivalent to two catties of weight, but the two pots of wine were quickly drunk, and then added four pots, at the request of the eldest brother and the mage, Chen Fan also joined the ranks of drinking, everyone drank a lot of wine during the banquet, Chen Fan is no exception, fortunately, the wine in this store, the aroma is tangy, the taste is mellow and sweet, it is not difficult to drink at all, Chen Fan can also drink.

After three rounds of drinking, everyone was slightly drunk. During the banquet, the eldest brother has agreed with Master Jia that Master Jia will return to the Taoist Temple tomorrow first, explain the situation to the master and elders of the Taoist Temple, and at the same time need to take care of the backlog of affairs in the temple. The eldest brother has arranged to live in the inn, the inn is not too far from the Taoist temple, called Jiayuan Inn, which is a more elegant garden-style inn. If the situation changes, you can send someone to the inn to inform you. In the era when there is no mobile phone communication, it is very troublesome to contact later without making an appointment with the contact location in advance.

After the eldest brother finished talking about Fa Sheng, he was in a happy mood, and when the wine was drunk, the singing voice of the singer came from outside the room, the voice was crisp and graceful, and he thought it was the person in the private room next door, so he ordered the singer to go in and sing.

Although in this era, there are many people in the world who like handsome young people, and even take pride in raising prostitutes, but the tradition of men loving beautiful women has not changed, and many restaurants have invited singers to rap in order to attract guests.

Maybe the singing next door attracted Yajun's interest, "I met with you today, and I had a great time, and I also sang a song to cheer everyone up, how about it?" ”

"That's excellent, of course." The eldest brother immediately became interested and agreed first.

Everyone smiled and nodded, the private room is larger, there is a desk by the window, Yajun's piano is brought with him, and he has this plan before he wants to come to dinner, I saw Yajun put the piano on the desk, his fingers plucked the strings, the sound poured out like flowing water, not stained with a trace of dust, the singing voice was low and tactful, as thorough as a clear spring, and Chen Fan heard the same as in the Moon Tower before, singing "Midnight".

Legend has it that the song is composed by a woman named Midnight, because of the depth of lovesickness, the night is long and sleepless, as if hearing the call of the lover, and the creation of the lovesick song, showing the man's thoughts, grievances, is a delicate and beautiful language of the song, in Yajun sang, the lingering thoughts, sad and resentful, expressed vividly.

After singing a song, the sound is like a deep mountain and valley, leaving only affection lingering and frightening.

"Good song, good song, singing so well!" Everyone was dyed by Yajun's singing, and they were immersed in it, unable to extricate themselves, when suddenly, there were cheers and applause from outside the door of the private room.

"I wonder if we'll be allowed in?" The person outside the door did not rush in, but consulted outside, and it seemed that he was a gentleman.

Hearing the inquiry, everyone looked at the eldest brother together, as the master of this room, he was just right to come forward.

The eldest brother didn't want to be disturbed, and he didn't know how to refuse, so he hesitated for a while.

The person outside the door heard that there was no answer for a while, and then said: "I am Lu Yan, the dean of the Chess Academy of Rosin Academy, and there is also a student of mine next to Xu Zhen, and the two of us are in the private room next door.

Don't guess, in fact, everyone knows that they are coming to see Yajun, the social atmosphere in this era is relatively open, listen clearly, seek a visit, and it is also a common thing in Shilin, everyone does not disobey, but regards it as a Ya thing, the eldest brother looked at Yajun, Yajun was slightly embarrassed, and said: "Chen Langjun decided to do it." “

"Please come in, two brothers." The eldest brother said loudly outside the door, since the other party has already reported his name, he looks childish if he doesn't see it, and it doesn't hurt to see him, so the eldest brother decided to invite the two of them in.

The first to come in was a tall middle-aged man, with good facial features, wearing a light cyan straight-necked robe, wearing a white jade crown, and a green belt four fingers wide around his waist, followed by a young man in brocade clothes, tall and long, his whole body clothes were as black as ink, his hands were on his back, his eyes were deep and focused, and his body had an awe-inspiring meaning.

"I've seen Dean Lu, and I'm here with a few friends, but I didn't expect the sound of the piano to disturb a few, please forgive me." The eldest brother stood up and came forward to talk.

"It's okay, it's our presumptuousness, it turns out that Yulangjun is also there." Lu Yan's eyes lit up, and then his eyes swept to Yajun who was standing in front of the qin, and said with a smile: "I think this is Langjun who played the piano just now." ”

"Exactly." The eldest brother replied, and when Lu Yan came in just now, everyone respected his identity and stood up to greet him.

"Let me introduce you to the two, this Daoist Jia is the true martial arts master, and he is also the master of the disciple Fasheng; This gentleman is Huang Yan, Huang Shi, the master of my cousin Xiao Qing; and my friend Jade Shadow and his brother Yajun; That is the Iron Hall, the Iron Brother; Under Chen Daotan, he joined the army. The eldest brother introduced his subordinates concisely and modestly, and said that Yuying was his friend without modesty.

"I've been looking up for a long time, I didn't expect to be able to hear Yajun's music today, so I happened to meet you, I held a chess meeting tomorrow, in the plum garden not far from here, I don't know if Yajun and you are free, can you enjoy the light to participate?" After speaking, Lu Yan looked at Yajun with his eyes, obviously waiting for Yajun to answer.

Everyone consciously didn't squeak and looked at Yajun. Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Yajun did not directly answer Lu Yan's question, but said to Chen Fan, "Are Fa Sheng planning to go tomorrow?" ”

Chen Fan was slightly stunned, to be honest, Chen Fan wanted to go, since it was a chess club, it was naturally good to be able to see Gusu's chess skills early. However, at this time, it is obvious that the person Lu Yan wants to invite is Yajun, and the others are just incidental, if he is a dispensable person and runs over, Chen Fan would rather not go.

"I'm going to visit Gusu tomorrow, so I'm not going." Chen Fan declined. Chen Fan said that the reason why he couldn't go was actually that he wanted to go, it depended on whether this Lu Yan was sincerely invited, if he really didn't want to go, it would mean that I had something to do tomorrow, and if I couldn't go, it would be over.

"Then I'll accompany Fa Sheng, it just so happens that I haven't been shopping in Gusu, so I'll have a companion with Fa Sheng." Yajun said to Chen Fan and Lu Yan, the implication is obvious, I will go if Fasheng goes, I won't go if Fasheng doesn't go, I won't go, I want to be a companion with Fasheng.

"You all come, you can go to Gusu for another day, tomorrow's chess meeting, and there is a clear talk, that is, there is a person named Chen Fasheng, who put forward the nineteen road theory, everyone can come and listen to it and talk about ideas." Lu Yan invited again, this time it was obviously a little more sincere than the last time he invited everyone, probably for the sake of Yajun's face.